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Twin Cities Campus
Biomedical Engineering B.Bm.E.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute of Technology
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Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2005.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 125.
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Required credits within the major: 30.
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Degree: Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering.
Biomedical engineers apply the fundamentals of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology to solve medically-relevant problems. Examples of biomedical engineering activities include medical device design, fabrication and testing, prosthesis fabrication, ergonomics and human factors, physiological function monitoring, home health care technology development, biomedical informatics, functional imaging and tomography, biomaterial development and biocompatibility, artificial tissue and organ fabrication, cell- and biomolecule-based sensors and therapeutics, gene therapy development, and biomedical microsystems.
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Admission Requirements
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Students must complete 14 courses before admission to the program.
Freshmen and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.00 is preferred for the following:
2.7 for students already admitted to the degree-granting college.
2.7 for students transferring from another University of Minnesota college.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
Mathematics
MATH 1271 - Calculus I, MATH (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1371 - IT Calculus I, MATH (4.0 cr)
MATH 1272 - Calculus II (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1372 - IT Calculus II (4.0 cr)
MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4.0 cr)
or MATH 2373 - IT Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4.0 cr)
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus (4.0 cr)
or MATH 2374 - IT Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis (4.0 cr)
Physical Sciences
CHEM 1021 - Chemical Principles I, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L (4.0 cr)
or CHEM 1031H - Honors Chemistry I, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L, H (4.0 cr)
CHEM 1022 - Chemical Principles II, PHYS SCI/L, ENVT (4.0 cr)
or CHEM 1032H - Honors Chemistry II, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L, H (4.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I (3.0 cr)
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I, PHYS SCI/L, WI (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I, PHYS SCI/L, WI, H (4.0 cr)
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II, PHYS SCI/L, WI (4.0 cr)
or PHYS 1402V - Honors Physics II, PHYS SCI/L, WI, H (4.0 cr)
Preparatory Courses
CSCI 1107 - Introduction to FORTRAN Programming for Scientists and Engineers (3.0 cr)
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3.0 cr)
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry (3.0 cr)
or CHEM 3501 - Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics (3.0 cr)
BIOL 1009 - General Biology, BIOL SCI/L (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology, BIOL SCI/L, H (4.0 cr)
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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Major Courses
BMEN 2501 - Cellular and Molecular Biology for Biomedical Engineers (4.0 cr)
BMEN 1601 - Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Seminar I (1.0 cr)
BMEN 1602 - Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Seminar II (1.0 cr)
BMEN 3001 - Biomechanics (4.0 cr)
BMEN 3101 - Biomedical Transport Processes (4.0 cr)
BMEN 3201 - Bioelectricity and Bioinstrumentation (4.0 cr)
BMEN 3301 - Biomaterials (4.0 cr)
BMEN 3701 - Physiology Lab (2.0 cr)
BMEN 4001W - Biomedical Engineering Design I, WI (3.0 cr)
BMEN 4002W - Biomedical Engineering Design II, WI (3.0 cr)
PHSL 3061 - Principles of Physiology (4.0 cr)
Technical Electives
Take 24 credits of technical electives approved by an adviser. A maximum of 10 credits of science courses and a maximum of 6 credits of research may be counted toward the total.
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Program Sub-plans
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A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors
This is an honors sub-plan.
For cum laude, students must complete a thesis and one honors experience and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50. To graduate magna cum laude, students must complete a thesis and two honors experiences and have a cumulative GPA of 3.66. For summa cum laude, students must complete a thesis and three honors experiences and have a cumulative GPA of 3.75. Consult an academic adviser for a list of possible honors experiences or to petition the department to approve an honors experience not listed. Honors
Honors Experience
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